The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-13

means OF ala to Iapot1ng men, reamsters,
hostlers, coachmeI, sewing-girls. and all in
humble employ ents, for collecting their
wages where they are unable to take ad'
vantage Of the lien law.
The speaker on motion appointed
Costello and Gregory to prepare q bill in
the matter OF the counties suffering from
the hail storms OF last season, the object
being to appropriate funds for their relief,
and to reimburse the cities OF St. Paul and
Minneapolis for the money advanced by
them for these sufferers. 1t was resolved
to request the adjutant general to furnish,
the number of INDECENT old soldiers in the
| state and those in need OF state support.
The speaker made the following appoint
ments:
! Assistant clerks OF the house, Robert
Deakin, NJ. B. johnson, John r. Bean;
David Tibbison, keeper of the cloak room;
| c. w. Rickerson, doorkeeper; o. s. Reishur,
in charge OF the gallery: w. H. Butler, to
raise the flags; pages. Masters j. n. Low,
Jesse Prosser, McKnee Cochrane, Lewis
blad.
! SENA1E.-Senator Scheffer introduced q
resolution that the president appoint FL
mer E. Adams clerk of tho railway com.
mittee, L. Osborn clerk OF the enrolling
committee. and II. E. Ives clerk OF the
| grain and warehouse committee. Senator
Nelson called up the resolution providing
! Tor the appointment OF A. T. Swenson AZ
assistant secretary, and it was passed
without opposition. Mr.. Swenson was
sworn in, and At once began his duties.
President Rice announced tho standing
committees, after which the senate adj
journed till Tuesday at 2 p. m.
The committees are as follows:
Judiciary-Comstock, Goodrich, Ives,
Eaton, Ward. Daniels, Day, Edwards,
Finance Buchanan, Hoard, Crandall.
Smith and Oswald.
observation-disclosures, Goodrich, Hall,
Nelson, WEiteman.
Claims Thacker, Dodge, Swenson, Pope.
WEIGH.
Education-swenson. Day, Hoard, Hay
den. Nachbar.
Public Lands-Johnson NJ, Compton,
Halvorson. Sampson, Childs, Nelson,
Internal lmprovements-Lend Wood
Turkhart, Hall, Bowen.
Federal Relations-Chapman johnson
B., Wallmark, Nachbar, Hayden.
Agriculture-Dodge, Hoard, Tha cker.
Shields, Chapman.
1nsurance.Ward, Goodrich, Sampson.
Welch, Scheffer, Pope. Burkhart.
Military Affairs -Scheffer Daniels, Ed
wards, Childs, Nelson.
Banks-Compton, Ward, Brown, Welch,
Smith.
Enrollment-Brown, Lende, Finseth.
Akin, Anderson.
Retrenchment and Relorm-Welch, Burk-
hart, Wallmark, Chapman, Hixon.
Tree Culture and Fuel-keller, Bowen,
Scheiier, Clark, Anderson.
Roads and Bridges-Day, Compton,
IOhnsOn n Keller Halyarson
Normal Schools-Ives, Dodge, Comstock,
Hayden, Pope.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES T., Ives, Lende,
Nelson. Durant.
Geological and Natural History-Eaton,
Clark, C!ouyh. Brown, Johnson NJ, Glib.
son.
Railroads-iIall Hxon, Finseth, Bro WI,
johnson T., Clark, Nachbar. Comstock,
Gibson Gouyh, Pope, Whitcman. Durant
State Reform Schoo!-Clark, Smith,
Wood, Eaton, Oswald.
Hospital for Insane-Daniels, Compton,
Ives, Keller, Chapman.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind-Wood, Ward,
Crandall. Edwards, Gibson.
Towns and Counties-Salnpson, Chap
man, Shields. Nelson, Comstock.
Indian Affairs Shields, Buchanan,
Childs, Sampson. Akin.
Pubic Buildings-Burthart, Buchanan,
Swenson, Clough, Akin.
State Prison-Durant, Edwards. Good
rich Swenson, Buchanan, Keller, WEIGH
Library-Crandall, Daniels, Burkhart,
Hixon. Gibson.
Printing-Hoard, Halvorson Day,
Finseth, Bowen.
Hall, Anderson, Hayden.
Immisration-Finseth, Lende johnson
T., Oswald, Nachbar.
Grain and Warehouse-Hixon, Thacker,
Shields. Dodge Whiteman. Akin. Scheffer,
Halverson, Eaton.
Joint Taxes and Tax Laws-Goodrich
johnson NJ, Compton, Thacker, Oswald
University and University lands-Cloush,
Wood, Dodge, Crandall, Durant.
sE.-Representative Lucas introduce
ed bill relating to convict labor. 1t
provides that after the expiration OF pres
ent contracts all state convict labor shall
be under the direction OF the warden or
chief officer. State or municipal contracts
for prison labor are prohibited. The pro-
ducts OF all convict labo: shall be sold at
wholesale at any time to any citizen at
wholesale prices in quantities worth not less
than $50.
Representative Lees bill to tax express
companies is identical in it's provisions
with his bill introduced to tax telegraph
companies. In lieu Of oil other taxes not
fixed by special charter express companies
shall pay into the state treasury per
cent Of their gross earnings in all states and
territories.
Representative Flynn introduced his bill
that provides for the aid and support of
the common schools q tax of one mill
levied on the state at large, annually. IL
also provides that the optional country
school tax Of one mill be made compulsory.
Adioined to Tuesday afternoon.